Testimonials

The Global Eco Conference was a very special experience, first of all of course because of the very unique and beautiful location: Rottnest Island and the island authorities were a perfect host - I wish I would have had more time to explore this eco-friendly jewel by the provided bicycle! The conference was a full success due to its professional set-up and the very interesting sessions. I had a lot of important discussions and am thankful for the opportunity to meet so many truly engaged people in one place!

The Global Eco Asia-Pacific Conference on Rottnest Island was a great experience. Not only was the island setting ideal to create a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, but having the conference venue under a tented marquee instead of inside a formal conference venue, added to the experience in line with the subject matter being presented. The presentations were all interesting and highly topical, and limiting them to short sessions gave the opportunity to add variety to each day, and somehow enhanced the interaction of the delegates, especially during the casual meal and coffee breaks. Well done all for a great conference!

– Bruce See, Cometcorp, South Africa, 2015

Western Australia was proud and pleased to host the Global Eco Asia Pacific Conference at Rottnest Island in November 2015. The general feedback was that it was one of the best conferences held of its type and it was made so more significant being located in an ecotourism destination. The WA Department of Parks and Wildlife was very pleased to be a co-sponsor of the event and the diverse and quality of speakers and workshops provided reassurance that Australia is at the forefront of ecotourism management and will only assist in enhancing it as a world class ecotourism destination. Thanks to all involved.

The inspirational location on Rottnest Island, and the truly inspiring and engaging speakers made for a great Global Eco Conference. Christmas Island was honoured and delighted to be part of such a quality program - thank you.

As Eco conferences go, you are not going to beat Global Eco for diverse and inspiring presentations, interesting and actionable insights, and valuable networking opportunities. Global Eco at Rottnest Island was one of the best organised conferences I have attended.

– Bruce Bromley, Chief Financial Officer, Soneva Group, Thailand 2015

A fantastic opportunity to meet and learn from the world leaders of ecotourism industry. Definitely very inspiring and practical!

Global Eco Asia-Pacific Conference has always sent a high benchmark with great contents. It is getting better each year and very innovative even as the industry is being disrupted by global trends whether it is environment or technology. This is why it has been running successfully for 23 years.

– Albert Teo, Founder Borneo Ecotours, Malaysia 2015

Has it really been 23 years? It’s hard to top yearly sharing of best practices but Global Eco 2015 really showed how the tipping point for responsible tourism is so close- there is no longer business as usual. It was great to see how the sector is taking inspiration from other industries to constantly raise the bar and deliver on real value which in the end, every customer is looking for

Hello and thank you for making us all feel welcome. I guess coming to a conference that we had no previous experience with, we all where some what apprehensive. At the end of the 3 days, Robyn, myself and the others came away very satisfied. Great location, well catered for and really friendly. We networked well and gained some good insights. We hope to be invited next year. Well done to you all.

Thanks for a wonderful conference last week, the presentations were excellent and the organisation first class

– Paul Boys – Senior Educator, Chisholm Institute

Thank you…For your invitation, support, positive energy and friendship over the past week. The conference exceeded my expectations by a considerable margin and I look forward to seeing it become ever more international in the coming years. I cannot think when I ever attended 3 days of conference without feeling bored or tired of proceedings at some point. This was an exception – I was riveted by every session from 9 to 5!

– Mark Witney - Director, Singita Game Reserves

I just wanted to send you a note to say thanks for a great conference – I think the Global Eco conference was excellent; and probably one of/or the best ‘tourism’ conferences I’ve ever attended, mainly because it provided such a wide variety of topics and speakers. Well done! The conference provided a lot of good content/contacts and research for my projects/publication as well

– Melanie Grevis-James - Banksia Marketing

… great conference line-up and organisation - congratulations and well done to your team